I am in favour of the 2G scam. Here's Why?

"A. Raja murdabaad(Down with A.Raja), jail me daalo(Put him in prison)" these were the first things that people wanted when 2G scam came to light. Even though my post comes late when everything has almost died down, I still have a strong opinion that 2G scam should have happened. Here's my points in favour of it. 1. Slow Govt. Machinery- 2G license was to be auctioned much earlier but the govt. and it's slow approach delayed it for years adding to the cost of license. 2. Loss to exchequer is irrelevant- Here's my main argument, the core of this scam lies in the fact that he received kickbacks from telecom companies to sell 2G licenses at 2001 prices which were a fraction of the actual cost. Of course he used those kickbacks to build this plush bungalow

But now let's take a look at what would have happened if the govt. did get that Rs. 1760000000000 which is the estimated loss. The license price now shot up would have added to the cost of telecom companies. They in turn would have passed the burden to us. Would it have been possible for you to enjoy roaming at local rates, or that 2000 sms pack at just 70-80 rs, or how about those free calls or that reduced rate which is as low as 1/2 paisa per second. I really don't think so. We would have still be living battling high phone prices. And as far as the money is concerned, we already know how much of it is actually used. A good amount of it would have probably been spent on Money Guzzling schemes like MNREGA which benefit only a few people. Furthermore, most of the money would have been pocketed by our OH SO BELOVED NETAS never to be seen again. That loss never happened. A.Raja may have gotten a good amount of kickback but that is nothing compared to what would have happened if that money reached the exchequer and then to our babus and netas. Of course I think corruption is a bad thing, but then even I am selfish. My low call rates are all thanks to the 2G scam. Furthermore the money is in the hand of the corporate sector who do a much better job in development than the govt. The author in no way is justifying corruption. However he blames the govt's sluggish pace which is the main reason behind scams.This blog is also in response to a blog by Reema Jain, See her version of the scam here